Wiltshire

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Wiltshire is a historic rural county in South West England known for landmarks such as Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral, and its longstanding military presence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial county
historic county
non-metropolitan county
administrativeHeadquarters Trowbridge
borderedBy Bath and North East Somerset
Berkshire
Dorset
Gloucestershire
Hampshire
Oxfordshire
Somerset
West Berkshire
ceremonialLordLieutenantTitle Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
contains Amesbury
Avebury
Avebury stone circle
linked to: Avebury

Calne
Chippenham
Corsham
linked to: Corsham, Wiltshire

Devizes
Kennet and Avon Canal
M4 motorway
Marlborough
Melksham
Old Sarum
River Avon
River Bourne
River Kennet
River Nadder
River Wylye
Salisbury
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Plain
Silbury Hill
Stonehenge
Swindon
Trowbridge
Warminster
West Kennet Long Barrow
Westbury
country England
currentCountyTown Trowbridge
governingBody Wiltshire Council
hasHistoricCountyTown Wilton
hasParliamentaryConstituency Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Salisbury Plain (UK Parliament constituency)
South West Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
hasSignificantFeature Salisbury Plain Training Area
linked to: Salisbury Plain

chalk downland
military garrisons
prehistoric monuments
hasUnitaryAuthority Borough of Swindon
Wiltshire Council
historicNameEtymology derived from Wilton and Old English "scir" meaning shire or county
historicRegion Wessex
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
ISO3166-2Code GB-WIL
largestSettlement Swindon
lieutenancyArea Wiltshire
region South West England
linked to: southwest England
sovereignState United Kingdom
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
timeZoneDST British Summer Time

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Salisbury Cathedral locatedIn Wiltshire
Gloucestershire borders Wiltshire
Cotswolds locatedInCounty Wiltshire
Hampshire borders Wiltshire
Michael Gough placeOfDeath Wiltshire
Tidworth historicalCounty Wiltshire
subject linked to: Tidworth, Hampshire, England
A30 road passesThrough Wiltshire
Oxfordshire borders Wiltshire
Diocese of Bristol territoryIncludes North Wiltshire
linked to: Wiltshire
Southern England hasSubregion Wiltshire
subject linked to: southern England
Ceremonial county of Somerset borders Ceremonial county of Wiltshire
linked to: Wiltshire
Sir Edward Seymour placeOfDeath Wiltshire
Peter Gabriel residence Wiltshire, England
linked to: Wiltshire
River Kennet flowsThrough Wiltshire
River Kennet sourceLocation Wiltshire
River Kennet county Wiltshire
Vale of White Horse borderedBy Wiltshire
Monmouth Rebellion location Wiltshire
Larkhill locatedIn Wiltshire
Larkhill administrativeCounty Wiltshire
Southwest England hasCounty Wiltshire
subject linked to: southwest England
Southwest England hasUnitaryAuthority Wiltshire Council area
subject linked to: southwest England
linked to: Wiltshire
River Avon flowsThrough Wiltshire
River Avon passesThrough Wiltshire unitary authority area
linked to: Wiltshire
Bowood House locatedIn Wiltshire
subject linked to: Marquess of Lansdowne
Netheravon Airfield locatedIn Wiltshire
Netheravon Airfield region Wiltshire Council area
linked to: Wiltshire
Oxford Clay extendsTo Wiltshire
Bowood House park locatedIn Wiltshire
Stonehenge locatedIn Wiltshire
Somerset borders Wiltshire
Upavon Aerodrome locatedIn Wiltshire
East Knoyle locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Wiltshire
subject linked to: East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England
East Knoyle locatedInHistoricCounty Wiltshire
subject linked to: East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England
East Knoyle hasCeremonialCounty Wiltshire
subject linked to: East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England
East Knoyle hasLieutenancyArea Wiltshire
subject linked to: East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England
Test Valley district borderedBy Wiltshire